Automatic trap-nest



A. H. PETIT.

AUTOMATIC TRAP NEST.

APPLICATlON FILED NOV. 23,1917.

1,345,229. Patented June 29, 1920.

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A. H. PETIT.

AUTOMATIC TRAP NEST APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23,1911.

Patented June 29, 1920.

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To all whom it may concern:

oitizen of theIUnited States, residing at;

friuntington, in the-county ofoabell and State of Vest V1rgn11a,havenventedfcertainnew and useful Improvements in-Auto- .matic Trap-Nests;andI do hereby declare automatic-trap nests. .1 1

The object of this inventionasto improve:

the following toibe a full, clear,.and exact descriptionof theinvention, such as willenable others skilled-in the artto whichitappertainstomake and use thesame. H M

, This invention relates to improvements in the construction ofautomatic trap nestszso' torender' the 'nest movable; under theLWGfglliLOf the hen so as to closethe entrance tothe nest andpreventother hens from entering the nest.wlienioccupled, l

A still. further objectof. this invention-is to provide an automatictrap nest of this;

character, which will be simple; practical invention consists in the"noYelcombiriation, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more 'Figure 1'isya-front elevation of the'au'to- .vice.

and comparatively inexpensive 111' construc} tion and one that can beinanufactnred and sold at a low cost. 4; .y. v

lVith these and other objects in view, the,

fully described and set. forth in. the claim hereto'appended. In thedrawings matic nest as .niade 'in accordance with, this invention, tFig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, Fig. .3 is :averticallongitudinal sectional i -iview of the. nest,;..

' walls 8 and 9 respectively. The end walls 8 and 9 are providedadjacent their upper ends with the transverse openings 10 whichcommunicate with the interior of the housing Specification of LettersLatent;

and form ventilation to. permit the interior'of the housing to be aired;,The end h Patentd' June 1920.:- Applicationfiled' Novemberi23, 1917."Serial No. zoaseay I I awr -orifice.

wall 8 is provided below its ventilation. 0 vening with a rectangularopening ll, w ich opening constitutes an entrance whereby. a

hen may enter the housing, The housing 5 1s. supported by the legs 12which are secured tothe ends-thereof, and the front, legs ;.havepivot-ally secured thereto supports13. a The supports" 13. are pivotally{secured to'the orrest 15 upon which the hens step prior to theirentering the housing.

-; w front legs intermediate'their ends as at; 14

and whenina horizontal position as illusr trated in F g. 2 they supporta suitable roost A partitionlG issecuredtothe fronti-and i rear walls ofthe housingand extendssubk stant'ially.one-lialfof the height of theinjterior, thereof, thus dividingthe interior at the lower portionthereof into separate comepartments.

A pair of' nests comprising end-walls, 17,

and side walls 1 8, which sidewalls have se cured thereto a suitablebody- 19 so as to form the bed of the nests, is pivotally secured on 'arod f 2.0 which extends .longitudinally through the end walls 8 and 9-respectively,

thus pivotally securing the nests 17 ,on the interior of the housing 5at the bottom there.-

. of. The -pa rtit ion. l6 is providedon its -op-" posite faces withspaced eyes 2l'through which extend flexible members 22,one endof 3 eachflexible member being con'nected as at i 23 to one e'ndwall of thecorrespondingnest 17 atthe rear end thereofandthe opposite end oftheflexible member extending outwardly throughthe front wall 7 andbeingconnectedto'thelower end of a latch 24: as at 25. The latches 24, (twoin number) are each-pivotally secured intermediate their 7 ends as "at26 to' diagonal braces 27 which a are secured to the front wall'T-of thehous ing. The front wall of the housing is provided with a pair ofrelatively spaced entrance openings 28 Whichareadapted to be closed bythe doors 29 pivotally secured to the front wall as at 30. -The doorsare pro-' vided with extending tongues 31 which are adapted-Ttorest uponthe notched portions 32 formed in the front edges of the latches 24'.Thus it can be seen that the doors may be held in raised position sothat a hen may jump upon the rest 15 and enter either one.

of the nests 17 through the openings 28.

The weight of the hen in the nest 17' will rock the same about rod. 20so as to tension member 22 pulling the latch rod 24 in Wardly, thusmoving member 32 from under the extending tongue 31. of the door and permittingv itto drop, so as to close the entrance to the nest and preventthe hen from being molested While occupying the saidnest. As will beunderstood, the door is raised mannallyvto release the hen.

s the latches and; flexible member 22, Where-' by thefnests 17 areconverted from trap hen it is desired to use the nest 17 as an ordinarystationarynest,-the door 29 is raised until the tongue'31 engagesbetween the lugs v 32 securedtothe frontwall 7 and braces 2", thusleaving the opening. 28 completely uncoveredto permit the'entrance ofhens when desiredfiThe raising of the doors releases P nestsintoordinary stationary nests.

A thirdne'st'designated 'n-lts entirety by 'the'numera-l 33 includesside rails 34 which 7 have their inner ends enlarged as at 35 and[provided with'cur-ved-bottomedges 36 the 5 ends of which rails areconnected by a cross brace or connecting bar 37, and connecting 1 bar38'connecting the-other ends of the rails and depending therefrom, thepurpose of which will be herein-after more fully de-' scribed.- Aforaminous member 39 is secured to'the lower curved edges of the enlarged ends 35 of the side rails thus forming ainest-pr oper, andthesmaller portions have I securedtherebetween a bottom wall 40which 1is'spaced from the edge'of the member 39.

An inclined central brace 41 is secured between theenlarged portions ofthe side rails 34 so as 'to form a nest and a platform.

A transverse pivot rod 42 is journaled in y the frontandxrear Walls ofthehousing and 7 through the side rails 35 ofthe nest 33, thus pivotallysecuring the nest in the housing. In normal position, the smaller endsof the side rails 34 are in the position-illustrated in full linesinFig. 3 thus locating the upper edge of the depending bar 38 closelyadjacent the bottom'wall of the opening 11 1 whereby. a hen may readilyenter nest so as to rock the side rails on rod 42 thus "raising thedepending bar 38 into sucha po- 7 sition as to close the opening 11 andpermitthe hen to occupy the nest unmolested.

The front and rearwalls of the housing are: provided with'spaced guides4-3Rvhich I jacent one'side of the opening 11 a pivoted are" arranged inparallel relation and are.

adapted to receive therein the auxiliary partition member 44Wl1l0l1divides the nest 33 I into separate compartments and serves to hold 7the nest in a horizontal position as illustrated in dotted lines. Thereis provided adlatch 45Ywhich is pivotally secured as at 46,

47 which is adapted to engage the bottom or lower edge of the dependingbar 38 to hold the nest 33 in a substantially horizon- .tal plane, thislatch being operable through a slot provided through side Wall 81forthis purpose. To provide entrance openings to the nests now formed bythe partition 44 there is hingedly secured to the rear'wall' of the'housinga cover 48, which, when the '60 and has its free end providedwith a hook.

auxiliary partition is in position, is adapts 1 ed-to beheld in a raisedposition as illus-,

trated 'in;Fig.5.' r V When" it is desired to make the nest 33 a trapnest, it is only necessary to remove the partition 44 and close thecover, Theunest is'then rocked by gravity intothe position.

illustratedin Fig. 3, giving entrance to the.

housing through the opening 11 in the end wall 8. Upon the hen enteringthe opening 11 it steps upon the bottom 40,1andtthen.

into the bottom 39jofthe'nes't-33, and the weight of the hen will causethe nest proper thus raising the bar 38, so as to close the opening 11and prevententry of otherhens so long as the nest is occupied.

A plate49 is pivotally secured as at 5 0' to the wall 8 andis adaptedtobe movedto such a position as to hold the latch 45 out of engagementwith the 'bar'38 of the nest 33, thus permitting the nest to .be used asa trap nest to close the entrance opening 11 in the end wall 8.,

' -Having thus descrlbed myiinvention what I claim is: v

Ahens nest including a housing having an entrance way, a door. forclosing said en.- trance way, ana'rm formed on saiddoor and way, aninclinedlatch bar pivoted to the" housing; and engaging'the shoulder forholding the door in an open position, 'andiai-fiexible element connectedto the latch bar and slidably connected to the housing in a plane abovethe nest and connected. to said nest at its rear end to supportfsaidnest an.

inclined plane.

, In. testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of twowltnesses.

, ARVILLE H. PET-IT. Witnesses: r

V DON F. WEIDER, Gno. L. SUMMERS.

